This debut by the Embrooks - recorded on four-track analog equipment and produced by the band themselves - was originally a vinyl-only release by the Dig the Fuzz label in April 1999.
It was finally issued on compact disc by Dionysus in the U.S. a few months after their invigorating American debut, Our New Day, was released on the legendary Bomp! label's Voxx subsidiary, making this one seem like a stopgap measure until their proper follow-up. As this British trio is heavily rooted in the freakbeat/mod rock sound circa 1966-1967, it might come as something of a surprise that this CD is a murky, scuzzy, garage-sounding affair overall. A few highlights include their superb take on the Outsiders' mournful, folk/beat rave-up "Sun's Going Down" and "Fight Fire," previously recorded by the Fantastic Dee Jays (who had, in turn, covered the obscure original by the Golliwogs, a pre-Creedence band fronted by the Fogerty brothers). Yet, despite the fact that most of the songs are amiably propelled along by Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri's blistering, fuzz-drenched guitars, Mole's frenetic basslines, Lois Tozer's manic drumming, and the group's combined Mersey-styled harmonies, what mostly ruins this outing is the poor recording quality, which is so swamped in reverb that there's audible distortion from the digital over-saturation. It makes for a very poor listen of an otherwise wonderful album, one that could have perhaps used an additional mixing-and-mastering session. The 14-track CD drops one track from the original LP, but includes two songs from their Sympathy for the Record Industry EP from 1998: "Where Were You?" and "Things Come Back to You," two tracks dating back to December 1996, just one month after the band formed. Another early recording, "But I Didn't Know Him" (originally issued as a limited-edition 7" single by Dig the Fuzz), is also included. ~ Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide
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1. where were you? 2. things come back to you 3. how you want it to 4. you take me for rides 5. venus at night 6. separations 7. fight fire 8. but i didn't know him 9. sun's going down 10. you will never change 11. you're mine 12. love is a beautiful thing 13. (i don't like) what you do 14. i was alone
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... Muck: Technically Muck & The Mires have been around since 2001. That was the year that home demos I titled All Mucked Up - the Best of Muck & The Mires were released in Canada and in Europe as a CD and LP. I'm pretty sure that we are the first band to ever have a greatest hits record out before we even played a note together. - by Brian Mosher
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